[CB-417] D-pad events not firing in Google TV

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.0, 1.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-android
• Labels: google tv

Environment

Eclipse on Linux with Google TV add-on, Phonegap 1.5 & 1.4 (only tested these versions)

• Assignee: Joey Robert Bowser
• Reporter: Hugo De Zela
• Created: 31/Mar/12 06:18
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:39
• Resolved: 18/Sep/12 23:26

Description

Any Javascript calls to D-pad events or special button events (Play, FFW, etc...) don't fire in Phonegap.

Have tried: keypress, keydown, keyup.

However, if I register an override in the main js file like this:
[code]
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
WebView myWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_UP)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('UP');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('DOWN');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('LEFT');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('RIGHT');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('ENTER');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('PLAYPAUSE');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_NEXT)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('NEXT');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PREVIOUS)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('PREV');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('FFW');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_REWIND)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('REW');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('STOP');"); return true; }

if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU)

{ myWebView.loadUrl("javascript:daleTecla('MENU');"); return true; }

return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
[/code]

The javascript "daleTecla" (my keypress handler), receives all except KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT. Sometimes, but only AFTER DPAD_RIGHT is called, DPAD_LEFT fires, this is not consistent behavior though.